. >>> and stay with us for continuing coverage on senator kennedy's death. we'll hear from john mccain and orrin hatch coming up on "good morning america." >>> and later today, abc news will provide live coverage when the motorcade arrives in boston. >>> in other news, it could be a stormy day in boston for senator kennedy's funeral on saturday. drop cal storm danny is gaining strength and is forecast to be a category 1 hurricane by tomorrow. danny is on track to make landfall on cape cod saturday night. some areas could get six inches of rain and 12-foo waves. >>> in southern california, fire crews are bracing for a third day of battling flames in a dense forest area outside los angeles. two fires are now burning through heavy brush, choking the air with smoke. containing those wildfires is proving especially difficult because of extremely low humidity and blistering hot temperatures. >>> and now, for this morning's wehe ar omfrllll around the nation. strong storms from dallas to des moines, with large hail, fldagima winds and a chance of l gih asooding. sh